vaccum Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Hi guys. I received a couple of subs (black and LV) for the crown tube and Gen Crown mod. After removing the rep crown I noticed that the crown tube was over the edge of the case Here is the pic Then I removed the old Crown Tube to run the tap and countersink the hole and I saw this The hole is not centered on the case....so it is impossible to countersink the hole to fit the new crown tube chamfer Here is a pic with 3 different sub cases. The one on top is centered and the countersink was done no problem here...the next two are the ones with the "crown tube hole issue" I installed the new OEM crown tube and Gen crown on the black sub at the left and the LV is fitted with the rep crown and crown tube Now to the Rolex Experts here...there is a way to get the Gen Crown closer to the case? Thanks in advance for your comments and ideas! Cheers, vaccum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vaccum Posted December 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=15294&hl= I was aware of that exellent post. The issue is with the NON centered hole case. If you look at the pics you will see the big difference. Thanks, vaccum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the collector Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Oh, i see that now, sorry did not read thoroghly last time... That creates a minor problem... i would not know how to solve it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewightstuff Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 id just contersink carefully and let it hang over teh edge somewhat. the crown closed will cover it anyways and the bevelled edge on the crown will fill in the gap when tightened fully and keep water out etc. the only other way would be to fill in completely with something like "no nails" leave it to set and then redrill the case with a new hole closer to the middle. of the two options, id take a bit of overhang every time but YMMV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 The only answer would be to use the smallest possible bit size to countersink the hole. I've found this to be 11/64". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaccum Posted December 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 There is no difference if a size 10 or 11/64 is used the situation still the same....1/4 of the crown tube chamfer will be out of the case. vaccum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 There is no difference if a size 10 or 11/64 is used the situation still the same....1/4 of the crown tube chamfer will be out of the case. vaccum Ahhh...If that's what bothers you, then wightstuff hit it on the head. The triplock tube it what it is...you can't make it smaller, and you can't move the hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaccum Posted December 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 What do you guys think of the crown position .3mm gap between crown and case Take a look at the black sub vaccum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the collector Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 It looks like the crown is not pulled tight... in my honest opinion, it does not look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewightstuff Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 it needs to go in IMHO. at the moment it just looks like its going to fall out even though i know it wont and is in tight. id take an overhang at the back end any day before that. with the crown screwed in it wont make much if any difference, especially since their wont be a gap, the rub bevel will fill it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaccum Posted December 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 I talked to the watch owner...waiting for his input. vaccum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 I have noted this a number of times as well... If the crown is stripped and you want a genuine one installed, you have no choice but to chamfer it as needed to get the tube to sit flush with the case...it will leave a small cut out on the bottom of the case, but what choice do you have? There are so many variances in these parts, not only cases but bracelet SEL's etc, everything is a different size and what worked perfect on one watch, is totally different on another... The fun and challenge of reps... RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 As The Zigmeister notes, there is going to be variance from case to case. And the models with proper (i.e. deep) rehaut are always going to have the tube lower on the case. It is one of the details that will always be noticeable between the rep sub and the gen because the Rolex has its winding stem higher on the movement. So when they design a rep case to have proper rehaut (without increasing the total case thickness proportionally) they have no way of locating the tube hole in the center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewightstuff Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 not sure if it helps any but the recess in the gens for the crown tube isnt sloped but the sides run perfectly straight down. this allows the hole for the tube to be smaller than the size needed to drill for a countersunk. i have no idea how they do this but if you can think of a way it may limit overhang. if its going to overhang by quite a bit though. id use a regular countersunk hole. the crown tube will nestle into this snuggly and you wont notice much in the way of anything, even with the crown unscrewed except a little nick in the straight line of the case edge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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